Alcohol
Alcohol is a colorless liquid, sometimes used as a fuel, an industrial solvent and many people drink it. The concentration of alcohol in a beverage is usually stated as the percentage of alcohol by volume ABV, the number of milliliters (ml) of pure ethanol in 100 ml of beverage. Beers typically 5% (range is from 3–15%) Wines typically 13.5% (range is from 8%–17%) Fortified wines 15–22% There's more than one type of alcohol. Some types of alcohol aren't used for drinking and are very poisonous if ingested. An example is isopropyl alcohol, or rubbing alcohol, that's used as a medical disinfectant. I'd also suggest you avoid drinking any types of alcohol used as industrial solvents or fuel. The kind of alcohol people drink is called ethyl alcohol or ethanol. Many popular beverages contain ethanol. Two categories of alcoholic beverages based on how they are made are fermented beverages and distilled beverages. There are also hybrid alcoholic be...